The Mountain Within: The True Story of the World?s Most Extreme Free-Ascent Climber - Softcover
One of the best mountaineers of our generation finally reveals the details of his many exciting extreme alpine ascents ascents in which his only equipment is a pair of shoes and a small bag for holding chalk. Clinging to the crevasses in mountain walls, with muscles bulging as he makes his free ascent, Huber has become one of the world’s most recognized and photographed extreme alpine climbers. Along with many other legendary ascents detailed here, he and his brother set a new record of 2 hours and 46 minutes on El Capitan, The Nose, Yosemite Park in the Fall of 2007 a climb that usually takes three days.
When he free-soloed the Kommunist’s famous peaks, Alexander Huber declared, Why? For me, it is the search for my limits. On the other side, I am aware that the time is limited.” With major corporate sponsors like Adidas and Atmoic, this is a fascinating insight into one of the world’s best mountaineers.
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When he free-soloed the Kommunist’s famous peaks, Alexander Huber declared, Why? For me, it is the search for my limits. On the other side, I am aware that the time is limited.” With major corporate sponsors like Adidas and Atmoic, this is a fascinating insight into one of the world’s best mountaineers.
Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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About the Author:
Alexander Huberis a German physicist, a climber, and mountaineer. Since 1992, Huber has been a state-certiï¬ed mountain and skiing guide. He ï¬rst studied physics, then became a full-time professional mountaineer in 1997 and is now one of the most successful climbers and mountaineers. Huber is most famous for his bold free ascents of big walls. He lives in Traunstein, Germany.
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- PublisherSkyhorse
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1628737166
- ISBN 13 9781628737165
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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